India’s first hybrid rocket launched from Tamil Nadu’s Pattipulam

India’s first hybrid rocket launched from Tamil Nadu’s Pattipulam

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: February 22 2023

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India’s first hybrid sounding rocket by private players was launched from Pattipulam village, Chengalpattu in the presence of Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
Martin Foundation, in association with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation and Space Zone India, launched the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission- 2023.
The organisations mentioned that 5,000 students were involved in the project.
The selected students designed and constructed a student satellite launch vehicle (rocket) and 150 PICO satellite research experiment cubes that contained different payloads.
The rocket can be used for research in weather, atmospheric conditions and radiations.

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